Choi Hung Estate

[1] Choi Hung Estate is located in Ngau Chi Wan and is surrounded by several of eastern Kowloon Peninsula's major roads.

An opening ceremony was held in 1963 with the presence of then Hong Kong Governor, Sir Robert Brown Black.

[2] In November 2023 it was reported that Choi Hung Estate was earmarked for redevelopment meaning that 43,000 residents will require rehoming.

[8] Some journalists and researchers have been vocal against the growing Instagram popularity of the area, criticising that it is a shallow view of the complex social history of the council estate in Hong Kong, as well as driving away locals who want to use the space.

[10] It has been suggested that the location is popular not only for the aesthetics, but also because it allows the photographers and selfie-takers to feel as if they are in the middle of the world - compared to the more detached equally-aesthetic Hong Kong skyline shots.

[12] After featuring in a music video for Korean boyband Seventeen, the fame of the backdrop made the Hong Kong government tourist office begin heavily promoting it.

The thumbnail of 'Love & Live' by Loona 1/3 Music Video on Youtube is Choi Hung Estate Badminton and Basketball Court.

Opening ceremony plaque
Choi Hung Estate in 1963.
Basketball court at carpark rooftop has become a tourism hot-spot
A photographer setting a vintage camera at the basketball court
The bus terminal at Choi Hung